Locker lock



April 7, 1925.

E. D. KASER LocKER LOCK Filed April ll. 1921 ifatt-rated Apr. 7Y 19223.

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EVERET'I' JEE KASER, GF AUBRA, ILLINOIS,.ASSIGNOR TG DURABILT STEELLOCKER I CO., O'F AURORA, ILLINOIS, A CORPRATION OF ILLIl-IIS.

IOCKER LOOK.

appneation med ap'rn 11, 192'1. Serial no. seems.

To all 'whom z't may concern..-

Be it known that I, Evnnnrr Den KAsnR, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Aurora, county of Kane, and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in LockerLooks, of which the following is a specification.

The main objects of this invention are to provide a sheet metal lockerof durable and simple construction and having an improved form andarrangement of reinforoing and looking means.

An illustrative embodiment of this invention is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which-- i Figure 1 is a front elevation of thelocker.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary horizontal section, taken on the line 2- 2 ofFigure 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section, partly broken away, showingthe looking mechanism.

lfig.I 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the padlook clip.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the keepers. 1

ln the form shown the sheet metal locker comprises a body 1, having ahinged door 2, which is looked in its closed position by the improvedform of looking'mechanism 3.

The body of the locker comprises rear and side walls 4 Secured tostandards in the form of angle irons 5. Secured to the inner face of oneof the front standards, is a plurality of keepers 6, which are arrangedto coaot with looking mechanism carried by the door as will behereinafter described. The keepers are each in the form shown in Fig. 5,comprisng. a supporting arm 7 and a forwardly extending catoh 8 havingan inclined a proach 9 and a looking depression 10. ecured to the otherfront standard are hinges I11 which carry the door 2.

The hinged door is also made of sheet metal which is bent along theedges to form tubular reinfor'cements 12 arranged on the inside of thedoor. The inner walls of the tubular reinforcementsare bent to formflanges 13, which are preferably spot-welded to the door as shown at 14.The reinforcement which is located adjacent the keeper's 6 forms ahousing 15 for the looking mecha-nism and the reinforoement at the oposite side of the door forms a housingv or the hinges 11.

Formed in the rear Wall 16 of the housing 15 are apertures 17 which arearranged to receive the forwardly extending catches 8 of the keepers.Located in the housing 15 is a gravity operated vertically shiftablelocking bar 18, having a plurality of spaoed fingers 19 slidablyengaging the front wall of the housing and arranged to hold the bar insliding engagement With the rear wall 16. Formed in the looking bar areslots 20 which are. arranged to receive the catohes 8 of the keepers.The upper edges of the slots 20 form shoulders 21 which are adapted toride upon the inclined approaches 9 and coact With the depressions 10for securing the parts in interlooking relation. Secured to the bar 18is a handle 22 having arms 23 Which extend through slots 24 formed inthe door. The slots 24 are arra-nged to permit vertical movement of thehandle for lifting the looking bar out of interlooking relation with thekeepers. I

Secured to the door adjaoent the housing 15 is a look 25 having a keyaotuated bolt 26. The looking bolt is shiftable through an opening 27 inthe adjacent wall of the housing 15 for engaging lthe lower arm 23 ofthe handle to secure the handle and looking bar against verticalmovement.

As additional means for looking the handle against movement, there isprovided a clip 28 which is Secured between the lock 25 and the door.The clip extends through one of the slots 24 and has an aperture 29located in alinement With a corresponding aperture 30 formed in thelower arm 23 of the handle. When the handle occupies its lowermostposition the apertures 29 and 30 permit the insertion of the shackle ofa padlock 31.

In operation, the latoh bar V 18 is normally held by gravity in itslowermost position. When the door swin s shut, the shoulders A21 rideover the inclmed approaches 9 4of the keepers and drop into the lookingdepressions 10. To open the door the handle is 'raised to disengage thelatoh bar from the keepers.

Although but one specific embodiment of this invention has been heroinshown and described it will be understood that numerous details .of theconstruction shown may be altered or omit-ted without departing from thespirit of this inventionas defined by the following claims.

I claim:

1. A loeker comprising a body having a hin ed door, Ia tubularreinforcement exten ing along one edge of said door and arranged to forma housing, a keeper mountcd on said body and arranged to extend intosaid housing when the door occupies its closed position, and lookingmechanism looated in said tubular reinforcement and arranged forintel-looking engagement With said keeper.

2. A locker comprising a body having a hinged door, a tubularreinforcemont extending along one edge of said door and arranged to forma housing, a .keeper mounted' on said body and arrangod to extend intosaid housing When the door oecupios its closed position, and avertioallv shiftable looking bar located in said tubular reinforoementand arranged for interlocking engagementwith said keeper.

3. A locker comprising a body having a hinffed door, a tubularreinforcenient extending along o'ne edge of said door and arranged toform a housing, a vertioally shift-v able looking bar located in saidhousing and engaginfr one of the side Walls thereof, Said bar having aplurality of spaced fingers arranged to slidably engage the oppositewall of said housing, and a keeper carried by said body and arranged forinterlooking engagement With said bar When the door oeoupies its closedposition.

4. A. looker comprismg a body having a hinged door, a tubularreinforcement extending along one edge of said door and arranged to forma housing, a vcrtioally shiftable looking bar located in said housingand engaging the rear wall thereof, said bar having a plurality ofspacod fingers arranged to slidably engage the front Wall of Saidhousing, a keepor Secured to said body and arranged to extend through anaperture formed in said rear Wall for interlocking engagement With saidbar, and a handle carried by said looking bar and extending through aslot formed in said door.

5. A loeker coinprising a body having a hinged door, a tubularreinforcement extending along one edge of said door and arranged to forma housing, a verticallj; shiftable looking har located in' said housingand eng-aging the rear Wall thereo t', said har having a plurality ofspaced fingers arranged to slidably engago the front Wall otl saidhousing, a plurality of keepers sccured to said body and arranged toextend through apertures formed in said rear Wall When the door occupiesits closed position, coactng shoulders on said bar and keepers, ahandlrI carried by said looking bar and extending through a slot in saiddoor, and a key actuated bolt carried by Said door and arranged to.beshifted into engagement with said handle for securing said looking baragainst vertical movement.

signed at Chicago this sixth day of April, 1921.

EVERETT DEE KASER.

